linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add a usr_strtobool function matching semantics of existing in kernel equivalents

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Date:	Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:31:51 +0100
From:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@....ac.uk>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, greg@...ah.com, adobriyan@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add a usr_strtobool function matching semantics of
 existing in kernel equivalents

On 04/19/11 02:36, Rusty Russell wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:23:43 +0000, Jonathan Cameron <jic23@....ac.uk> wrote:
>> This is a renamed and relocated fixed version of previous kstrtobool RFC
> 
> Please just call it strtobool, usr_ implies it's a user pointer.
Will do. I guess that is still distinct enough from kstrto* to avoid
anyone expecting the semantics from this one.
> 
> And there's no need to introduce a new var in debugfs, just do:
> 
> 	if (strtobool(buf, &bv) == 0)
> 		*val = bv;
Excellent point.
> 
> And yes, I'll take it for the param stuff.
Thanks. New version coming shortly.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rusty.

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